Over the weekend I caught up with trainer Kevin Cunningham, who discussed the recent victory of his pupil Devon Alexander over Argentinean brute Marcos Maidana on February 25th.

A former junior welterweight champion, Alexander moved up to 147 pounds for the fight and produced one of his finest outings as a professional as he dominated Maidana over the course of ten one-sided rounds.

With his fighter now back in the swing of things in a new weight class, Cunningham is eyeing all business going down in the welterweight ranks and it was only natural to get his take on another pivotal bout taking place at 147 pounds.

Undefeated junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley was the first and only man to defeat Alexander in January of 2011, pulling out a technical-decision over him after their bout went to the cards in the tenth round because of a nasty cut above Alexander’s right eye that was caused by a head-butt.

Bradley now finds himself lined up with the biggest fight of his life when he meets WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 9th. And while Bradley may be a heavy underdog heading into the fight, Cunningham is brushing off the odds when sizing up the Palm Springs, California fighter's chances.

“Tim Bradley is a really intelligent fighter and he has good quickness, good speed, he’s strong, and I just think he has a combination of things that’s going to give Manny Pacquiao lots and lots of problems,” Cunningham claimed. “Manny has been fighting a lot of older guys, a lot of older opponents on their way down. He’s fighting a young, strong, hungry, talented fighter and I got a real good feeling that Tim Bradley’s going to give Manny Pacquiao big problems and pull off the upset.”

Pacquiao struggled this past November when he barely eked out a majority-decision over Juan Manuel Marquez in their trilogy bout. Pacquiao also seemed sluggish during his unanimous decision victory over Shane Mosley in May and hasn’t seemed to show the same fire that had typified his career for his time as a prizefighter.

For Cunningham, Pacquiao’s recent performances have been less about a style matchup and more about his belief that the Filipino icon is inching closer to the end.

“Based off his last performance, he’s slowing down a little bit,” Cunningham added. “He’s not as explosive as he once was. He can be countered, he can be timed, and he’s just shown a lot of vulnerability in that last fight.”

[QUOTE=SelectOne]and i thought i was going crazy i really think bradley beats pac i think he just smothers him spoils all the way to a victory[/QUOTE]
I'm telling you guys, Bradley is going to find a way to shut Pac's offense down and beat him to the body and drill him with uppercuts on the in...

I don't know. Part of me thinks Bradley can pull it off but part of me says no. I think it's going to be a hell of a test, especially with Manny not looking very good in his last fight. If Pac wins easily I think it shows he's still one of the best but if he struggles he's there for the taking an...

I have been saying this since the fight was announce. Bradley is going to beat PAC and I think he going to beat him rather convincingly. Just like he **** up by letting Salido fight Juanma the first time. Uncle Bob is making the same mistake with this fight. My guess is he really doesn't care...

[QUOTE=SelectOne]and i thought i was going crazy i really think bradley beats pac i think he just smothers him spoils all the way to a victory[/QUOTE]
He'd need a very cooperative ref to beat him through a smother defense. Last time I saw that successfully employed was by Ricky Hatton against...